Impact Stories

Stories that show how privately funded research, programs and initiatives are making a difference.

Carolina Stories

Linda Kastleman/UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

3 min read

Breathing…a sigh of relief for asthma sufferers

Overhead shot of two individuals working with wired technology.

2 min read

Innovation for a sustainable future

Woman speaking to man with text "powering communities" behind her.

1 min watch

A clearer vision for a cleaner world

A woman and man stand in a field holding a large wooden basket.

2 min read

An oasis in ‘food deserts’

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2 min read

How to get to Sesame Street

Joseph Piven and colleague look at brain scans on computers.

1 min watch

A first-of-its-kind way to predict autism

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1 min read

Digitizing the lifetime record of an ‘everyday scientist’

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2 min read

Best investment I’ve ever made

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2 min read

Helping older adults remain active

A photo of Alisa Wolberg smiling.

1 min read

It’s in her blood: a way to prevent America’s top killer

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2 min read

Going to the core to cure Alzheimer’s

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1 min read

From hate to hope